This Story is About...

Share This Story On...

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban walks off the court following a 124-97 loss to the Phoenix Suns in season finale for both teams at American Airlines Center on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in Dallas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)

PLANO -- In mid-May, Mavericks CEO Cynthia Marshall told The News that she believed the investigation into workplace behavior in the franchise's front office might conclude by the end of that month.

On July 10, NBA commissioner Adam Silver told reporters that he expected the investigation to conclude by the end of the month.

So why have the results of the investigation, which was sparked by a February Sports Illustrated story that described a Mavericks "corporate culture rife with misogyny and predatory sexual behavior," still not been made public?

A Mavericks source on Wednesday told The News that the extra time is a result of the investigators, led by New York-based attorneys Anne Milgram and Evan Krutoy, "being as thorough as humanly possible, dotting their i's and crossing their t's."

The source said that Milgram and Krutoy and members of Krutoy Law, P.C. are combing through more than 200 interviews with employees and former employees from Mark Cuban's 18-year ownership tenure, as well as 1.6 million-plus documents.

Though the process is taking longer than originally expected, or as of a month ago, the Mavericks source's explanation mirrors Silver's description of the investigation as of April's NBA Board of Governor's meeting. Silver indicated that he was getting updates from Milgram and Krutoy.

"It's been incredibly thorough," Silver said. "It includes interviewing every single employee of the Mavericks organization, plus every former employee who is willing to make themselves available to the investigators.

"From everything I've heard directly from the investigators, everyone has been completely cooperative," he said. "And by the way, it doesn't just include interviews. It includes documents, it includes emails.

"And that's come directly from Mark Cuban. He's told the investigators that and he's told the league office that as well, that he is open book, and he's demanding himself a thorough investigation."